Does Apple's War on Jailbreaking Have a New Front?

by Ben Wilson

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Speculation that that Apple's newest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops are preventing the jailbreaking of the iPhone and iPod Touch are swirling.

It's not clear what specifically is to blame for the failure of the iPhone Dev Team's PwnageTool jailbreak utility on the new systems, but iPhone users are reporting that these new Apple notebooks are failing to recognize their iPhone in DFU restore mode. This is an important portion of the jailbreaking process since the PwnageTool requires that the computer recognize the iPhone in DFU restore mode in order to perform the jailbreak.

Let us know if you've experienced this problem by leaving us a comment.

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Tags:: iphone,; jailbreak,; macbook

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by rpfotog November 6, 2008 8:32 PM PST: I have spent the last three hours trying to jailbreak my iPhone using the QuickPwn 1.1 tool to no avail. I am using a brand new MacBook Pro (glassy display). I have performed this procedure dozens of times before so I know that I'm not making a mistake. I will try tomorrow with my tower when I get to the office.; Like this Reply to this comment


by rpfotog November 7, 2008 9:52 AM PST: Confirmed that my Intel tower jailbreaks the phone on the first try but the MacBook Pro does not.; Like this Reply to this comment


by templetonrl November 7, 2008 11:02 AM PST: My first generation Iphone worked fine on my late 2008 Macbook. But I just took that back and got the late 2008 Macbook Pro. Whenever I try to synch my PawnageTool unlocked Iphone with The Macbook Pro I get error messages and it will not synch. Itunes removed all my music and photos from the Iphone then locked up with error messages. I used my PC to reinstall music and pictures. Thinking about returning my Macbook Pro and getting something else (refurb MBP or even PC). I am sick of trying to keep up with Apple and their tricks.; Like this Reply to this comment


by versiontracker2007 November 7, 2008 8:41 PM PST: Yup - that's definitely deterred me from buying a new MBP just yet.; Like this Reply to this comment

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